AuthorTopic: Scott vs. Darcy (Read 1565 times)

So I just finished Afterworlds and I couldn't help but wonder how much of Darcy's character and the conflict she goes through as a writer (ie her relationship with Imogen and interactions with other authors) are similar to what Scott went though as an author? I mean I'm not calling him out for being a Mary Sue or anything but I just think its would be a cool question to ask or to pick his brain about.

THoughts?

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Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms- to choose one's attitdue in any given circumstance, to choose one's own way. - Vicktor E Frankl

I'd imagine that at least parts of it must come from his own experience. But a lot of it also couldn't. Like the worries about using a deity for YA hotness. I'm pretty sure Scott never used a deity for YA hotness until Afterworlds.

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"Early to bed, early to rise, early to plan the world's demise"- Catvomitsky

Technically speaking, Scott didn't use a deity for YA hotness. He used a deity to portray an author using a deity for YA hotness. In terms of Scott's purpose for using the aforementioned deity, the YA hotness was more or less a by-product.

Um, what was this thread about again?

Scott specifically said that some of Darxy's experiences reflected his own, and some didn't. I'm pretty sure the authors Darcy met were loosely based on real-life writers Scott has met.